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![]() Using Bitdefender didn't really have an impact on my system. (Image credit: Bitdefender) Taking Center Stage: Overall Performance That's how confident I am in its protection ability. ![]() In fact, often during my testing of other antivirus software, I would often reinstall Bitdefender to gather up threats the other antivirus left behind. Bitdefender did an excellent job finding each one. ![]() For websites, Bitdefender blocks them and displays a large warning that the URL you’re trying to visit is known to harbor threats, including phishing schemes.įor downloads, Bitdefender is so quick and identifying them that it stops the files from even beginning the download process and scrubs it clean away so there’s no remnant or risk of the malware being able to infect your computer.Īs part of my own testing, I allowed several threats to infect my test computers and then used Bitdefender to find and clean them. Most malware that comes through the internet, either as a link to a malicious website or a virus download, Bitdefender recognizes and stops the threat before it has a chance to begin its thing. With its real-time protection, Bitdefender is miles ahead of the competition in this area. When I first began hands-on testing of these programs a decade ago, I was amazed to see differences in how malware is identified, stopped, and removed. (Image credit: Bitdefender) Your Personal Guard: Malware Protectionīitdefender is hands down the more impressive antivirus software I’ve used. ![]() I'm a shopping editor, and these are the 5 best T.J. These are the 6 best drugstore skin care products that actually work, according to a licensed esthetician ![]() away cover Blue window blinds Long biography of sachin tendulkar Fontenay. The post This Charleston home is colorful and cozy - and has a dining room turned closet! appeared first on In The Know.Ħ sets of floral printed sheets that’ll make you feel like you live in a fairy tale IRLĬozy szn is coming, and these are the cool hoodies to add to your collection ASAP Le scandale de nabilla Star wars republic commando menu theme Versenex 50 New. In The Know by Yahoo is now available on Apple News - follow us here ! “This is the first time I’ve ever designed an apartment from start to finish, and it was very overwhelming, so I decided to stick to one color when it came to design.” “When it came to designing the living room, this is where I actually started in the apartment,” Venita explains. Accessible from the bedroom via two wooden pocket doors, the living room is a large space decorated with blue walls, a blue sectional couch and lots of blue accents, including a blue dog bed for Charles. Venita says she spends most of her time in her living room. “When I moved in, I automatically knew that this space was too small for me for anything else – too small for an office, too small for a dining room – and I started sketching out what a closet would look like,” she explains. I looked through custom (UltraUXStylePatcher) themes, but most of them. Something similar to WindowBlinds would do this well. I personally hate the default appearance and would like to replace it with the look of Windows XP's Royale theme. She leads us into her “dining closet,” which features built-in clothing racks and chests of drawers, along with a dedicated shelf for her Barbie collection. I am looking for a free way to change the way that Windows 10 looks. Venita found a very non-traditional but important use for what was originally meant to be her house’s dining room: A closet. Venita’s favorite part of the room is the sink and workspace, as she’s always dreamed of having a deep sink that lends itself to organizing flowers and keeping the room clean. Home Computing StarDock's WindowBlinds 11 brings back nostalgia with skins for Windows XP and Windows 7 By Arif Bacchus Published Stardock's newest product is WindowBlinds 11. A fun and creative space, the kitchen has a banquet table, accent wallpaper and a sleek, retro- style fridge. In this episode of ITK: Do You Live Here?, the content creator invites us in for an exclusive tour to show us where she lives with her dog, Charles.įirst, Venita shows us her kitchen, which she says did not look as nice when she first moved in as it does now. When she isn’t starring on Bravo’s “ Southern Charm,” Venita Aspen ( has been turning her historic Charleston home into a dreamy pad with color-coded rooms. ![]() More details on all our project updates can be found on our Discord.” Hotfixes are more small updates to target balancing and fixes for the game.Įven beyond Early Access, we plan to continue releasing these sorts of updates. These may include features, bug fixes, or anything not formally part of a Content Update. They include major features, maps, new enemies, weapons, and missions. We are planning on three different types of updates: Content Updates, Balancing Patches and hotfixes.Ĭontent Updates are major updates that have an overarching theme and occur only a few times in a calendar year. “Throughout Early Access, we will release a number of updates that add new content to the game. How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version? In the meantime, jump into our Discord to follow along with development” At the end of the day, we're dedicated to making Marauders the best game possible, however long that takes. We have a number of goals that we are working towards and we’re focusing on delivering good quality additions at a reasonable pace. It is difficult to predict how long Early Access will last. By being able to involve players directly in the game’s development, we are certain the game will be of a much better quality as a result.”Īpproximately how long will this game be in Early Access? And we want to continue that into Early Access. Back when we first ran an alpha with our backers, their feedback has been instrumental in the direction of Marauders. Verdict:Ī good selection of tweaks for those unwilling – or unable – to enter the Registry or Group Policy Editor.“We believe that player feedback is the most important part of game development. Enable/Disable Built-in Administrator Account. This option is available in Context Menu > Desktop Context Menu 2. Pin your favorite Settings sections to desktop context menu. Improved Privacy Section: Now disable Wi-Fi Sense as well as synchronization of settings directly from UWT. Export and Import Tweaks: Now you can save your existing tweaks’ preference and import to other systems. There's a good collection of tweaks here - and at 549KB, the app won't take up any unnecessary space on your hard drive. There's been a subtle tweaking of the program's structure, with Network Tweaks now moved to the Additional section, for example. The list of tweaks - all optimised for Windows 10 - has grown to over 200. Version 4.0 has been written specifically for Windows 10 machines (you can still download Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3 for Windows 8/8.1 and Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2 for Vista and Windows 7 too). You can add useful shortcuts to right-click menus, tweak hidden parts of Windows and fine-tune your system for better performance. Most of the tweaks make sense – just tick the box to enable one, select an option from the drop-down menu or use a slider to change timings. Select one of these and make sure you click Create Checkpoint before you start experimenting so you’ve got a System Restore point to roll back to if necessary. ![]() Each section then divides up its numerous tweaks into clearly defined tabs. The program divides up its many tweaks into seven sections: Customization, User Accounts, Performance, Security & Privacy, Internet Explorer, Context Menu and Additional Tweaks. If Smart Screen tries to block the tool, click More Options to run it anyway. There’s no installation involved, so you can run it directly from your hard drive or add it to your collection of USB portable tools. The program comes bundled in a zip file – download and extract its contents, then double-click the program file and click Continue when prompted. Thankfully Ultimate Windows Tweaker is completely free to use, and better still, it’s been written by Windows enthusiasts for fellow devotees, which means you can be sure the dozens of tweaks on offer aren’t there purely for window dressing. Type the word “tweak” into a search engine now and you’ll be bombarded with tools that promise to tweak the heck out of your computer, but many cost money. That was fine during the days of Windows XP, but things have moved on since. Once upon a time, the idea of a tweak utility led people to Microsoft's TweakUI PowerToy. ![]() ![]() Dirk catches the falling orb, exits the castle, and warps back to his home on the Time Machine. When Father Time shoots his beams at Dirk, The knight grabs a reflective panel that ricochet two bolts into Mordread, abruptly aging her backward and forward before finally turning her into dust. As Dirk dodges the bolts and the pursuing Alarm Clock guard, Mordread sneaks under Father Time's throne in order to drop the orb imprisoning Daphne into the Vortex of Eternity. Upon the throne of the Chamber, two incarnations of Father Time (a white bearded old man and baby new year) fire energy bolts at Dirk. Dirk chases the witch into the golden Vortex Castle, evading the castle's Alarm Clock guards to reach the Vortex Chamber. Their final encounter takes place in the Land of Time, where Dirk is attacked by clock henchmen after Mordread's Time Machine crushes a clock house. Dirk catches up to Mordread, who quickly escapes as Dirk once again uses his Time Machine and chases after her. The two then appear on Blackbeard's pirate ship, where Dirk is promptly attacked by its pirate crew as he makes his way down the ship. The two come upon the same time periods that Dirk chased her brother in, such as Wonderland and Beethoven's Creative Gust. Dirk, who was not in his home, sees this and chases Mordread, upon which she duplicates Dirk's Time Machine then escapes on it with Dirk chasing her on the original machine. She seals Dirk's homestead and Princess Daphne inside an orb that she holds in her staff. Mordread, the evil twin sister to the now-deceased wizard Mordroc, seeks revenge on Dirk the Daring by imprisoning his family in the Vortex of Eternity. But you must hurry before the evil witch Mordread traps them forever in the Vortex of Eternity.ĭragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread brings the classical animation style of Don Bluth to your computer featuring full-screen animation, digitized sound and new animations not included in the original laser disc arcade game." You, as Dirk the Daring, must test your skills as you are thrust into a frantic quest through time to save Daphne and the children. "After destroying the evil wizard Mordroc in his bid for marriage to your beloved Daphne in Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp, Mordroc's evil sister Mordread is demanding revenge. The delicious cake was created in 1934 for the first time and has remained popular ever since. Gay and Troy are always thanking us for making Recipezaar such a great place. The Black Forest cake, also known as the Black Forest gteau or Schwarzwlder Kirschtorte or Black Forest cherry torte, is a German dessert with soaked chocolate layers and spiked with cherry liqueur, whipped cream, and cherries on top. ![]() You will find a lot of comfort food, I believe that comfort food is very important. You won't find any stinky bleu cheese or goat's cheese either. Therefore, you won't find anything unkosher in my recipes. I have only posted recipes of food that I am willing to eat myself. Come on in, and let the Jewish Mothers of Zaar feed you senseless! I hope you enjoy my recipes. We're just one big happy family, most of the time, really! Here on Recipezaar I am the host of the Kosher & Jewish Cooking forum. and Ariel was welcomed into our family in style! If you want to see the photo album from Sara and Ariel's wedding, just go here. The wedding was a clash of cultures and traditions, and we had a blast! Over 500 people attended our little party. Here are my four beauties - from left to right: Adiya, Sara, Nomi and Tehila On March 18, 2009, my oldest, Sara, got married to Ariel. If you need help figuring out the whole complicated mess, you can check out Miriyummy, A Guide to the Perplexed. Not all eight live with us, but everyone is in and out all of the time, so we're thinking about replacing our front door with one of those revolving thingies. Sushiman has 4 kids of his own, so together that makes us a family of ten, together with my dog and my step-dog (sadly, since I first wrote this my step-dog, Honey, crossed the Rainbow Bridge). ![]() This comes in as a close second, taken March 2009: I have 4 of the most gorgeous daughters in the known universe (tfu, tfu, tfu, that's me spitting three times to ward off the Evil Eye). This is a picture of us taken in September 2005 in Kew Gardens in London. That dinner was just the first of what I hope will become a lifetime of meals together. I posted here on Zaar with questions about the menu and since sushi was the main focus of the meal, he became Sushiman. Chia gave him that nickname when I was trying to create a dinner to show off my culinary talents. Let's call him Sushiman, even though he hates that name. I'm married to a brilliant man with the most yummy British accent (this is the part where he rolls his eyes and says, Yeah, yeah, yeah). (Wanna see wedding pictures? Click here.) Originally from the Bronx, I've been living in Israel since 1983. If you ask my husband (or my coworkers), I haven't logged out since! So what's happened in the ten years since I became addicted to Zaar? Well, I've been happily married, happily divorced, and happily married once again.
![]() I’m sure they mention this because they have a non-stop stream of support tickets complaining about buying something the day before a sale. Steam claims that they reserve the right to restrict a user’s refund privileges if they are abusing the system, but quickly follows up by saying that refunding a game just to re-buy it on sale is not an abuse. While we wait, let’s go over some of Steam’s messaging around refunds and the implications of that messaging. I got an email confirmation a few minutes later that my request is pending. That was easy! It would probably take you longer to find the customer support phone number on your internet provider’s website. Submitting your refund request reinforces that you must wait to be reviewed. Is this nebulousness (it’s a word, I checked) something Steam and developers need to address?įor now, let’s get back to the refund flow. There’s obviously no correct answer Steam is sometimes both, and sometimes it’s neither. What exactly is Steam? Is it a middleman that aims to connect developers to customers and charge a matchmaking fee? Is it a retailer where developers provide inventory that Steam can then sell to its customers? Your opinion of a refund program is colored by where you see Steam on this spectrum. ![]() To developers, it’s the difference between getting paid or not. ![]() Steam’s own literature on the refund program states "we hope this will give you more confidence in trying out titles that you’re less certain about." Sure you do, Steam, because to you this refund program is a way to increase sales by lowering purchase barriers. Steam’s actually got no skin in the game! They are getting their money no matter what. Steam and developers are not equal partners in offering refunds. You can request other forms of refund, but most users will likely go with the default. So Steam has still made their $6, at least. Nearly any way you spend that $20, Steam is taking their 30% cut or more.
![]() Cold tuna macaroni salad is a great quick fix meal for busy weeknights but can even be made ahead and chilled in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Tuna macaroni salad is a classic and you’ve likely had some version of it yourself. That simple meal was one of her favorites during hot summer months and she would be happy as can be with a small bowl of her tuna noodle salad. Sometimes she would add pickle relish if she had some on hand. It was a very simple macaroni tuna salad that she would throw together with a little bit of mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Way back when I was growing up, Mama would be a very basic tuna noodle salad. It is so delicious and you’ll love how simple it is to make. Seal it well in an airtight container and it will keep refrigerated for up to four days.In this post I will be sharing my best Tuna Macaroni Salad Recipe. You can prep the entire salad, dressing and all, and store it in the fridge until needed. One of the many praise-worthy characteristics of this pasta salad is that it can be made ahead of time. I’ve only used ½ a pound of macaroni here to allow the crunch and bite of the other ingredients to shine through. That is part of the beauty of tuna pasta salad- endless possibilities. Keep what you fancy and add what you need using up. Feel free to customise the rest of the ingredients to your own taste.If you can get your hands on it, fresh tarragon is even better. It has a subtle liquorice-like flavour that adds an edge to the creamy mayo and upgrades this old potluck staple. I also add dried tarragon to my mayonnaise-based dressing.Their acidity brings a tangy contrast to the pasta and mayo and works in tandem with the salty tuna fish. Mine is a mouth-watering mouthful with plenty of dill pickles and capers.While pasta and tuna are the bricks and mortar, it’s the other ingredients that furnish the dish.Or for a vegetarian pasta salad alternative, Pasta Salad with Basil Vinaigrette is a sharply dressed lemony dish with a luscious olive oil instead of mayo. I know a briny bombshell of tuna and capers isn’t for everyone, so Green Goddess pasta salad is a milder Mediterranean vibe of olives, cherry tomatoes and baby mozzarella. ![]() However, you can use whatever you have in your salad drawer. For greenery, I’ve used celery and green peas. Not only is this another protein packer, but the yolks up the creaminess. So, it’s no surprise that diced dill pickles, plump capers and two types of herb feature in this tuna pasta salad. In this recipe, I’ve gone for the tang-tastic! My love for dill and salty capers and a heavy handful of herbs is well-documented. Pasta is a dream ingredient, whether served steaming and saucy or cool with crunchy vegetables. Meaning there’s no need to fret over what to serve with them. What’s more, both of these carb and protein-based recipes are meals in themselves. In both they offer a slightly sour balance to the abundant soft and creaminess. So, what’s the same? Most obviously, tuna and pasta! And then the tell-tale calling card both dishes are blessed with Dijon mustard, capers and tarragon. If you love one, I know you’ll love the other. I’ve lovingly taken two iconic American classics and given them a sophisticated Vikalinka twist. If you’ve made my Tuna Noodle Casserole, you’ll notice some similarities between the two tuna pasta recipes. If a macaroni salad isn’t your thing but you love summer picnics and barbecues, take a look at our Classic Potato Salad. Delicious, convenient, affordable, versatile and good for you. It’s a cool customer that is quick to put together with all the heartiness of its winter cousin. When it gets too warm for tuna pasta bake but you don’t want to give up your fave comfort food, tuna macaroni salad is your summer saviour. ![]() I’d consider this the best way to experience Battletoads due to its visual and control improvements, but the game is so difficult that it rides that line between being addictively challengingly and frustratingly cruel. At the very least, it repeats a lot of the original’s best tricks. Truth be told, I debated whether or not to include Battletoads in Battlemaniacs given that the game is probably slightly easier than the NES original. While this game’s hard mode may be the most difficult challenge on the SNES, I’ll “split the difference” slightly and rightfully refer to this title’s normal mode as one of the most punishing experiences in the history of Nintendo consoles. This sequel features more on-screen enemies and more environmental hazards but the same iconic health system that essentially leaves you with a razor-thin margin for error that might as well be non-existent due to how difficult it is to progress after a single hit. ![]() However, it appears that Capcom felt that since Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts was much more “playable” than Ghosts ‘n Goblins on NES, that meant that they could make the game noticeably more difficult. It’s amazing that Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts is at least as difficult as its predecessor considering that its controls are vastly improved and the action is significantly smoother overall. While the latter half of the game steps off the gas just a bit, The Lion King’s challenge roadblocks ensure most young gamers never made it that far. Then, about halfway through, you’re blindsided by an escape level that’s arguably as challenging as the speeder bike segment in Battletoads due to its use of both front and rear threats rendered in not quite ready 3D technology that makes controls frustratingly unresponsive. However, most new levels introduce a vicious spike in difficulty that will undoubtedly leave you wondering why you suddenly suck. The Lion King starts off easy enough (at least relative to other games of this era) and even impresses with its colorful visuals and surprisingly faithful soundtrack. Much like how Disney tucked Mufasa’s devastating death scene into a children’s movie, the SNES version of The Lion King lures you in with the promise of a whimsical adventure and then stabs you in the back as soon as you let your guard down. Whether you fondly remember them when you look back on this era or whether they’ve become the star of your worst gaming nightmares, these are the 15 hardest SNES games ever made: 15. While the average SNES game didn’t feature nearly as many of the technical and design hurdles that contributed to some of the most difficult NES games ever made, the console is still the proud home of some of the most enjoyable challenges in video game history. That also means that many SNES games retained that arcade-like difficulty that would, in some ways, define over a decade of gaming. While that approach helped move us towards the future of gaming, it also meant that many SNES games felt spiritually similar to NES titles. ![]() ![]() Here in particular, you want to walk right to the wall, let go of Right briefly, and then press it again quickly.In their move from the NES to the SNES, Nintendo and its development partners often relied on using 8-bit games as the basis for 16-bit innovations. During those steps, if you walk out of bounds (like through a doorway) as the dialogue box appears, you will get the named stat boost. While this cutscene occurs, you can walk four steps. In the past, with Lux in the party, he is able to get stat boosts for 30 HP, 30 MP, and 20 of the remaining stats. Just remember if using this tip it will cost you half your gold. Go back to Romus and right at your first turn use the Whistle and he dies instantly. First let Romus kill you, then back in Rablesk and find a man with an upset wife. ![]() To spawn items via console commands in Valheim, you need to enter ‘spawn’ followed by the item and the quantity desired. info – See the current system information.lodbias – Set the draw distance of the current server.ping – Check the current ping to measure latency. ![]()
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